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- Washington's Farewell Address 1796
- The president advises Americans to avoid political parties and to be wary of foreign affairs
- North West Ordinance
- established that a state can be a stated if there is enough population and the area applies for statehood. establishes that the locals will run the school.
- Articles of Confederation 1777
- reserves the right for each state to maintain it's sovereignty freedom and independence.
- Marbury v. Madison 1803
- The supreme Court establishes the right of the courts to determine the constitutionality of the actions of the other two branches of government
- Louisiana Purchase 1803
- For 15 million the U.S. purchases from France enough land west of the Mississippi River to double the size of the country
- Original Design of the Great Seal of the United States 1782
- Altered several times the famous motto is out of many one
- Bill of Rights 1791
- Twelve Amendments to the Constitution are originally proposed but these 10 defining basic citizens rights are ratified.
- Federal Judiciary Act 1789
- One of the first acts of the new Congress, it creates the Supreme Court and the lower federal courts
- Patent of the Cotton Gin 1794
- Separating cotton fiber from seed. Eli Whitney's inventionmakes cotton a profitable crop for the first time
- Declaration of Independence 1776
- the formal statement of separation from england and list of grievances is adopted by continental congress on july 4
- U.S. Constitution 1787
- Drafted in secret, it creates a prepresentative democratic republic with three branches of gernment and a stystem of checks and balances
- Jefferson's Secret Message to Congress Regarding Exploration of the West 1803
- The president asks Congress for 2500 to fund the that would be led by Lewis and Clark
- Treaty of Paris 1783
- Ends the war between the colonies formally recognizing the U.S. as an independent nation.
- Washington's Inaugural Speech 1789
- Washington is unanimously elected president by the Electoral College. He gives the first inaugural address in New York on April 30
- Lee Resolution 1776
- Second Continental Congress, Richard Henry Lee proposed independence of american colonies.
- Treaty of Ghent 1814
- Ended the War of 1812 with Britain cofirming the sovereignty of the new nation
- Treaty of Alliance with France 1778
- in their first military treaty, the colonies agree to aid france in case of an attack by england; neither country would make peace with england until it recognized U.S. independence.
- Federalist Paper Nos. 10 and 51 1787-1788
- Part of a series of essays written by James Madison, Alexander Hamilton and John Jay. they promote ratification of the constitution
- Alien and Sedition Acts 1798
- Tightens restrictions on foreign-born Americans and limits speech critical of the government
- Virginia Plan 1787
- Drafted by James Madison, proposes a strong central government composed of three branches legislative executive judicial.